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Fill us in Phil : Green Lake North Apartments Episode 01

01/19/2022
2022Q1, PROJECT TOUR

Episode 01 : Building Demolition and Site Clearing

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Project Tour : The Confluence Apartments

01/07/2022
2021Q4, PROJECT TOUR

The Confluence is a new, ground-up, apartment building for Bellwether Housing consisting of 103 affordable housing units. Designed by Johnson Braund, the Confluence is located in the Foster neighborhood of Tukwila, just a block away from the Tukwila International Boulevard light rail station. With…

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Project Tour : The Morrow Apartments

10/08/2021
2021Q3, PROJECT TOUR

The Morrow is a new, ground-up, mixed-use, apartment building with 141 market-rate housing units over retail space. Built on peat in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle, this building has an auger cast pile and grade beam matrix foundation system. Designed by Baylis Architects the Morrow features…

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Fill us in Phil : Greenwood Apartments 12/2020

12/30/2020
2020Q4, PROJECT TOUR

Episode 04 : All about Gypsum Concrete Flooring Prep Great flooring in an apartment building starts with pouring gypsum concrete throughout the building. In Episode 04 of Fill us in Phil, Senior Superintendent Phil Wheeler discusses the process and its many benefits at our Greenwood Apartments…

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Fill us in Phil : Greenwood Apartments 10/2020

11/04/2020
2020Q4, PROJECT TOUR

Episode 03 : The Tower Crane Episode Have you ever wondered how a tower crane on a construction site is assembled/disassembled? Well, wonder no more! In Episode 03 of Fill us in Phil, Senior Superintendent Phil Wheeler walks you through the process at our Greenwood Apartments project.

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